Andrew Sheridan: 'If you ever come to England...'England are edging ever closer to a top four seeding for the 2011 World Cup. Thank-you letters, probably written in gold pen, will be sent to Argentina, after the Pumas have gone on a run only Derby County manager Paul Jewell would swap for, since claiming bronze in Paris.
Standing in the way of Martin Johnson’s troops are Tri-Nations runners-up Australia, for whom avoiding defeat at Twickenham in Novemeber would certainly add a little extra spice to the pot - especially given England would encounter New Zealand earlier than hoped.
Can’t wait for the draw on December 1st.